Protestant Christianity: Biographies

The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Further reading

Samuel Robbins Brown

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

Samuel Robbins Brown 1810–80, American missionary and educator, b. East Windsor, Conn. As a missionary (1839–47) to China, he took charge of a school founded by the Morrison Educational Association. When he returned (1847) to the United States, three students accompanied him, the first Chinese to come to America to be educated. Brown had an important part in the founding of Elmira College. From 1859 to 1879 he worked as a missionary in Japan.

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

MLA
Chicago
APA

"Samuel Robbins Brown." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

"Samuel Robbins Brown." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-E-BrownSa.html

"Samuel Robbins Brown." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-E-BrownSa.html

Learn more about citation styles

Free newspaper and magazine articles

	New &amp; reinstated members. Magazine article from: Tennessee Nurse; 9/22/2011
	Samuel is on form in Stirling X-country.(Sport) Newspaper article from: Daily Post (Liverpool, England); 2/12/2010
	Quartet to make bow for N.Wales.(Sport) Newspaper article from: Daily Post (Liverpool, England); 9/10/2010